Time Difference Between Lima and Mexico City
Lima is normally 1 hour ahead of Mexico City.
This page shows the live time difference between Lima, Peru and Mexico City, Mexico. Lima uses the America/Lima time zone (UTC-5 standard) and Mexico City uses America/Mexico_City (UTC-6 standard), so Lima is normally 1 hour ahead of Mexico City. Neither city changes its clocks for daylight saving, so the gap is the same all year. The clocks above update live, so you always see the current difference, which is handy for scheduling calls, meetings and travel between the two cities.
Lima
- Country
- Peru
- Time zone
- America/Lima
- Standard offset
- UTC-5
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Current offset
- …
Mexico City
- Country
- Mexico
- Time zone
- America/Mexico_City
- Standard offset
- UTC-6
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Current offset
- …
Best time to schedule a meeting
Lima and Mexico City share a generous 7 hours of overlapping working hours, from 10:00-17:00 in Lima (09:00-16:00 in Mexico City), so scheduling a call between them is easy.
- Overlap
- 7 hours
- Window in Lima
- 10:00 - 17:00
- Window in Mexico City
- 09:00 - 16:00
Based on a 9:00 to 17:00 working day in each city. The window above updates live, so it already accounts for daylight saving in either city.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the time difference between Lima and Mexico City?
Lima is normally 1 hour ahead of Mexico City (Lima is UTC-5, Mexico City is UTC-6). Daylight saving time can change this by an hour, so the live clocks above always show the current difference.
Is Lima ahead of or behind Mexico City?
Lima is ahead of Mexico City by 1 hour under standard time.
Do Lima and Mexico City use daylight saving time?
Lima stays on the same offset all year; Mexico City does not.
What is the best time to schedule a meeting between Lima and Mexico City?
Their working hours overlap for 7 hours: 10:00 to 17:00 in Lima, which is 09:00 to 16:00 in Mexico City. That is the best window for a live call.